History and chronology of Simon Bolivar in Venezuela

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General

Government Colombia Colombia
Government
Military
Wars Independence

Events

Battle Araure
Battle Barcelona
Battle Bombino
Battle Boyaca
Battle Carabobo
Battle Junin
Battle La Puerta
Battle Lastaguanes
Battle La Victoria
Battle Puerta Cabello
Battle San Mateo
Battle Santa Maria
Birth
Capture Bogata
Capture Bogota
Capture Caracas
Capture Granada
Capture Ocana
Capture Orinoco
Congress American States
Congress Angostura
Constitution
Death
Exile
Independence
Invasion Ecuador
Invasion New Granada
Invasion Peru
Invasion
Manifesto
Mobilization
Peace
Plot
President
Siege Bogota
Siege Cabello
Supreme Chief

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Angostura
Araure
Barcelona
Bogota
Bombino
Boyaca
Caraboba
Carabobo
Caracas
Ciudad Bolivar
Granada
Junin
La Puerta
Lastaguanes
La Victoria
Lima
Ocana
Puerta Cabello
Puerto Cabello
Quito
River Orinoco
San Mateo
Santa Maria
Santa Marta

Simon Bolivar History of Venezuela


1783	Birth
24th July Caracas Birth of Simon Bolivar
1811	Independence
5th July Venezuela declares independence after disavowing allegiance to Ferdinand VII
5th July Witnesses the declaration of the independence of Venezuela
1812	Siege of Cabello
July Puerto Cabello Bolivar is forced to surrender to the royalist Spanish General Juan Domingo Monteverde
1813	Battle of Araure
5th Dec Araure Bolivar defeats General Juan Domingo Monteverde
1813	Battle of Lastaguanes
May Lastaguanes Defeats a Spanish force
1813	Capture of Caracas
16th July Caracas Captures Caracas from the Spanish, gains the title of "el Libertador"
1813	Capture of Ocana
Ocana Captures Ocana from the Spanish
1813	Invasion of Venezuela
May Raises a volunteer army & invades Venezuela
1814	Battle of Carabobo
May Carabobo Bolivar defeats a Spanish force under Jose Tomas Boves
1814	Battle of La Puerta
July La Puerta Defeated & forced to flee to New Granada
1814	Battle of La Victoria
Feb La Victoria Bolivar defeats General Jose Tomas Boves
1814	Battle of Puerta Cabello
15th June Puerta Cabello Bolivar is defeated in battle by the Spanish
1814	Battle of San Mateo
Mar San Mateo Bolivar defeats a Spanish force under Jose Tomas Boves
1814	Battle of Santa Maria
Aug Santa Maria Bolivar is defeated by the Spanish under Pablo Morillo & forced to flee to Jamaica
1814	Capture of Bogota
Bogota Captures Bogota from the Spanish
1814	Exile of Bolivar
Defeated & forced into exile in Jamaica
Defeated in Venezuela & forced into exile
1814	Siege of Bogota
July Bogota Bolivar liberates Bogota
1815	Exile of Bolivar
Flees to Jamaica
1815	Manifesto Bolivar
Completes the manifesto, "La Carta de Jamaica"
1816	Battle of Barcelona
16th Feb Barcelona Bolivar defeats Spanish forces under General Pablo Morillo
1816	Exile of Bolivar
Dec Returns to Jamaica
1818	Battle of La Puerta
15th Mar La Puerta Defeated by the Spanish at La Puerta
1818	Capture of Granada
Granada Liberates New Granada from Spanish rule
1818	Capture of Orinoco
River Orinoco Secures the lower Orinoco from the Spanish
1818	Congress of Angostura
Angostura Appointed President of the Congress of Angostura
Angostura The Congress appoints Bolivar its President
Angostura The Congress of Angostura proclaims the independence of Great Colombia
Angostura The Congress proclaims the independence of New Granada, Quito & Venezuela
1818	Independence
Angostura The Congress of Angostura proclaims the independence of New Granada
Angostura The Congress of Angostura proclaims the independence of Quito
Angostura The Congress of Angostura proclaims the independence of Venezuala
1818	Mobilization
River Orinoco Builds an army aided by British & Irish Napoleonic war veterans
1818	President
Appointed President of the Congress of Angostura
1819	Battle of Boyaca
7th Aug Boyaca Enters New Granada & defeats the Spanish at Boyaca
1819	Capture of Bogata
10th Aug Bogota Captures Bogota
1819	Constitution
10th Aug Bogota Establishes the Republic of Gran Colombia with himself as President
1819	Invasion of New Granada
11th June Ciudad Bolivar Leaves his base with 2,500 men to liberate New Granada
1819	President
Appointed President of the new Republic of Colombia & given almost supreme power
1820	Peace
25th Nov Bolivar concludes an armistice with Pablo Morillo
1821	Battle of Carabobo
24th June Carabobo Defeats a Royalist Army at Caraboba
25th June Carabobo Bolivar defeats the Spanish General Miguel de La Torre
1821	Capture of Caracas
June Caracas Captures Caracas afte the battle of Carabobo
1821	Independence
24th June Caraboba Defeats a Royalist Army & Venezuela becomes a province of Gran Colombia
24th June Carabobo Defeats a Royalist Army & Venezuela becomes a province of Gran Colombia
24th June Carabobo Wins independence for Venezuela which becomes a province of Gran Colombia
1821	Invasion of Ecuador
June Quito Invades Quito Province
1821	Peace
28th April Bolivar concludes an armistice with Pablo Morillo
1821	President
30th Aug Appointed President of Venezuela
1822	Battle of Bombino
June Bombino Bolivar's invasion of Ecuador is halted by the Spanish forces
1822	Invasion of Ecuador
16th June Quito Joins up the the forces of Antonio de Sucre
1823	Independence
Leads the Peruvian struggle for independence
1823	Invasion of Peru
Sep Lima The Nationalist forces arrive in Lima to raise a new army to invade the Peruvian Andes
1824	Battle of Junin
24th Aug Junin Defeats the Spanish, helps to liberate Peru from Spain
1824	President
Appointed President of Peru with dictatorial powers
1825	Constitution
6th Aug Frames the constitution used to declare independence for Upper Peru
1825	Independence
Organizes a new republic in Upper Peru which is named after him
1826	Congress of American States
Organizes the Congress of American States in Panama
The Congress achieves very little & is poorly attended
1827	Independence
26th Jan Peru secedes from Bolivar's Gran Colombia & charges Bolivar with tyranny
1828	Plot
25th Sep Escapes assassination at the hands of liberal conspirators in Gran Colombia
1829	Independence
Venezeuela leaves the union of Gran Colombia
1830	Death
17th Dec Santa Marta Death of Simon Bolivar
1830	Exile of Bolivar
4th May Bogota Leaves Bogota for Europe, hopes to avoid further bloodshed
1830	Supreme Chief
Appointed Supreme Chief of Colombia